pholcomb's profile

Recent Links

Rafa's men won't go to Israel: Rafael Benitez has stated that Liverpool will not go to Haifa to play Israeli champion, Maccabi, in the first round of the Champions League. Resembles the same situation that Juventus faced in 1998 in going to Turkey to play Galatasaray after Italy refused to extradite Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan.

Recent Comments

The next round of college football realignments may be under way

As an A&M fan, this makes no sense to me. FSU will be joining a conference where the revenue is not shared equally, where UT pushes all the dwarf schools around, and where a conference network is an impossibility due to the fact that UT has an exclusive deal with ESPN. There's just no cultural fit, either. I guess this is just about money? Otherwise, I don't see the advantages.

NFL Logos of the Non-Existent Past

Big 12 Picking Up The Pieces

> Could it be that Texas and Oklahoma are tired of carrying teams that don't make any money?

Then why be in a conference in the first place? Also, that statement implies that Texas and OU actually have other options, which they don't. The PAC-12 doesn't want OU without Texas, and they don't want Texas with their LHN. None of the other conferences want them either.

I would think that the fact that the Big XII is being salvaged would make it obvious that those teams don't have other (decent) options.

NCAA Conference Death Watch - Big East gains on Big 12

>pholcomb, rumor has it that the P12 has told Texas that it has to fold the LHN into its regional-network deal, and Texas has seen that Oklahoma is willing to leave the Big 12 entirely over it.

How does that work exactly? I believe all of the networks in the PAC-12 are jointly owned by the conference, and now the PAC-12 will have a network that's owned by texas/ESPN? I'm really curious as to how they'll make that work.

NCAA Conference Death Watch - Big East gains on Big 12

Good luck with texas Pac-12. They're the fat rich kid who doesn't like to share. I'm incredibly surprised that OU, who was willing to abandon the Red River Rivalry a week ago because of texas' LHN, are now willingly going hand-in-hand with texas to the west coast.

Juventus have a new stadium.

Blackburn's Diouf Taunts Opponent with Broken Leg

When I first read the thread title, I thought that Diouf was literally taunting his opponents with his own broken leg. I had visions of Diouf grabbing his disjointed shin and waggling his flailing foot in the faces of opponents which immediately vaunted him into legendary status in my mind.

Wrestler Charged with Sex Crime for 'Butt-Drag' Maneuver

Why Colorado Switched to the PAC-10

It was a good move. I'm an A&M alum and we all know that the Big XII (-2) is a sinking ship. It's only a matter of time before Texas goes independent and the rest of us scurry into other conferences like rats.

Can't say I'll miss our away games in Boulder. They always seem to give us fits.

Saban Uses Medical Scholarships to Free Roster Spots

I would honestly be surprised if more coaches did not do this. And I don't necessarily feel bad for the players who are being pushed out. It's not like they are being left out on the street. They are essentially being given golden parachutes...the ability to attend a top university free of charge without having to go to any practices or perform any duties. Good find though, rcade.

Michael Vick sparkles again; promptly gets benched

Seemed to work okay for the Titans when they stuck with Collins in 2008. It's risky either way, but if' you've got a hot hand in Vick, my opinion is that you need to play it. The guy has absolutely electrified his team.